Monday (03/05) Purple Heron – 1 still at Lower Moors Pochard – 2 drakes and a female on Porth Hellick Pool (scarce on St. Mary’s) Turtle Dove – 1 Carn Friars Great Northern Diver – 1 seen from the Garrison Whimbrel – 1 Porth Mellon Iceland Gull – 2 Porthloo White Wagtail – 2 Porth Mellon Read more…
Saturday (01/05) Red-Footed Falcon – 1 flew over Kittydown towards Porth Hellick Down Red-throated Pipit – 1 still in the low cut reeds near the ringing lanes beside Porth Hellick Pool Purple Heron – 1 seen several times around Lower Moors and Porth Hellick Woodchat Shrike – 1 in the Standing Stones Field and Read more…
Scilly continues to come up with the goods this spring Pallid Harrier – An immature male flew over Heathy Hill, Bryher towards Samson and was then seen over Wingletang, St. Agnes heading towards Annet and then spending the rest of the day on/over Samson (photo) Red-throated Pipit – 1 in the low Read more…
Thursday (29/04) Red-footed Falcon – The female found on Monday was seen again again near the Old Quay, St. Martin’s Purple Heron – 1 in flight over Lower Moors towards the airport appeared to land before Old Town Lane Cattle Egret – 1 in a field north of Racket Town Lane, Tresco, 2 Read more…
Wednesday (28/04) Purple Heron – 1 mobile around the Lower Moors area Cattle Egret – 4 in a field on Racket Town Lane, Tresco Blue-headed Wagtail – 1 Porth Hellick Turtle Dove – 1 still in the garden behind Star Castle, 1 at Higher Town, St. Agnes Great Northern Diver – 1 off Carn Near, Read more…
Tuesday (27/04) Purple Heron – 1 on the Abbey Pool flew to the Great Pool, Tresco Woodchat Shrike– 1 still at Dolphin town, Tresco Cattle Egret – 4 at Borough Farm, Tresco Golden Oriole – A female type by the hides in Lower Moors, a male at Rushy Bay, Bryher Nightingale – 1 in Read more…
Monday (26/04) Another wonderful day on Scilly with a splendid selection of birds Rock Thrush – A female type flew in off the sea about 19:00 and landed near the airport turning circle and was was relocated at Blue Carn between Giant’s Castle and Porth Minnick (photo) Red-footed Falcon – A female in a Read more…
Sunday (25/04) Snow Goose – A white morph of unknown origin flew over St. Agnes Pool, was the first record for Scilly (photo) Bee-eater – 1 high over Porth Hellick, also heard in the golf course/telegraph tower area and over New Grimsby, Tresco, later back at its usual haunt in the Normandy/Carn Read more…
Saturday (24/04) Despite the cold wind a lovely sunny day with several Mediterranean species seen on the islands. Bee-eater – After its visit to Tresco yesterday, it was back between Carn Friars and Normandy House Purple Heron – 1 flew over St. Agnes Cricket Pitch and then towards Annet Little Bunting – 1 on Read more…
Thursday (22/04) Bee-eater – 1 still in the Carn Friars/Normandy area Cattle Egret – 3+ still on Tresco Greylag Goose – 1 in a field on Peninnis that also visited Lower Moors Pool Shoveler – 1 Porth Hellick Pool Swift – 1 over Old Town was the first of the year Black-throated Diver – 1 in Bull’s Read more…